Aquamarine, Scheelite, Fluorite & Muscovite

Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Prov., China
Small Cabinet, 9.3 x 7.4 x 4.7 cm
Start Time: 07/15/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/25/2013 6:36:56 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Aquamarine, scheelite, fluorite and muscovite combination specimens are RARE from Mt. Xuebaoding. This extraordinary and neat piece features a well-placed, 3.3 cm, gemmy, very light blue, tabular aquamarine and a 1.9 cm, transparent, glassy, colorless fluorite cube aesthetically surrounded by lustrous, translucent, orange, tetragonal, scheelite crystals with beautiful gemmy yellow corners on a bladed muscovite-covered matrix. The aqua, fluorites and primary scheelites are pristine. Purple fluorescence under LW UV light for the fluorite and ghostly white under SW UV light for the scheelites. The back has been sawed to enhance the display quality of this very fine and showy piece. Valued at $1000-1250.

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